Assessing Multisensory Sensitivity Across Scales: Using the Resulting Core Factors to Create the Multisensory Amplification Scale

Chronic pain is challenging to treat clinically. Mechanism-based approaches have been widely advocated,10 yet are limited in clinical practice by inadequate markers to reflect the underlying pathologies. However, emerging evidence suggests elevated multisensory sensitivity (MSS) may be a factor associated with chronic pain. While there is a lack of clear consensus on a definition of elevated MSS, it has been generally described as sensory hypersensitivity to multiple non-painful stimuli.53 People with a chronic pain condition have reported heightened sensitivity to normal daily sensations more frequently than healthy, pain-free individuals.
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Tags: Original Reports Source Type: research